January 30, 2014: Corporate lobbyists are stepping up efforts to “fast-track” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, as unionists and environmental groups push back in opposition.
The TPP is being negotiated in secret, with direct input from trans-global corporations seeking to undermine labor and environmental protections.
Read what the TPP is about: Warnings from NAFTA
The IBT is asking Teamsters to ask members of Congress to oppose fast track.